Prashant Sharma
Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry
0000-0002-9980-6391
About
Dr Prashant Sharma is an ARS Scientist (Agroforestry) at the ICAR–Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (ICAR-IISWC), Research Centre, Datia, Madhya Pradesh, India. Earlier, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry at Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, India. His research focuses on agroforestry systems, ecosystem services, carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, and geospatial applications for environmental monitoring and land-use assessment. He has published more than 65 peer-reviewed research articles in reputed international journals, including Agroforestry Systems, Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Catena, and Frontiers journals. Additionally, he has contributed 12 book chapters on topics related to agroforestry, climate resilience, and sustainable land management. His work broadly addresses climate-resilient agroforestry, soil carbon dynamics, land-use change analysis, and sustainable landscape management, with an emphasis on the application of remote sensing and geospatial tools for ecosystem assessment and biodiversity monitoring. Dr Sharma also serves on the editorial boards of four international journals and actively contributes as a reviewer in the fields of agroforestry, ecosystem ecology, and environmental sustainability.
Employment
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Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Scientist2025 - Present
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Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Assistant Professor2022 - 2025
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Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology CSIR Project Assistant-II2018 - 2019
Education
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Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry PhD (Forestry) Agroforestry2019 - 2022
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Banaras Hindu University Institute of Agricultural Sciences M.Sc. (Agriculture) Agroforestry2016 - 2018
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Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry B.Sc. (Honrs) Forestry2012 - 2016
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (66)
- Climate-Driven Habitat Dynamics and Population Ecology of Rhododendron arboreum Sm. in Himachal Pradesh: Implications for Landscape Restoration and Socio-Economic Development Save
- First Report of Alternaria alternata Causing Target Leaf Spot on Thespesia populnea in India Save
- Mitigating Livelihood Vulnerability of Farm Households Through Climate-Smart Agriculture in North-Western Himalayan Region Save
- Agroforestry for climate action: spatial extent and carbon sequestration potential in Kangra District of North-western Himalayas Save
- Effect of soil mounding on growth and barrier formation of bamboo bio-fence under close spacing in semi-arid conditions Save
- Sentinel plants: A tool for early detection of invasive alien pests and pathogens in India Save
- Transitioning apple farming towards sustainability: evidence from Himachal Pradesh, India Save
- Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in agroforestry land use systems of north-western Himalayas: implications for environmental sustainability Save
- Nutritional evaluation of Azolla Pinnata and Its Integration with Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal in dairy cattle diet for improving milk characteristics in Northwestern Himalayas Save
- Exploring the entrepreneurial behavior of vegetable growers: influential factors and implications for agricultural development Save